How can I tell the difference between a cold and an allergy?
Allergy - Glossary of TermsYou can tell the difference from a cold and an allergy from your symptoms. Not everyone may be able to tell without a doctor's diagnosis. In any case, here are some clues. With an allergy you do not have a fever and muscle aches, but with a cold you might. Allergies last week or months, while colds last 7 to 10 days. Nasal discharges caused by allergies are clear, thin and watery, while a cold it starts off clear but changes to thick, yellow/green.
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Allergy FAQ - Guide to Allergies, their causes and treatment...Allergies, colds, and the flu have some of the same symptoms. Here are some general guidelines to help distinguish allergies from colds or the flu.
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Influenza (Flu) FAQ : Flu and Other DiseasesBecause colds and flu share many symptoms, it can be difficult (or even impossible) to tell the difference between them based on symptoms alone. Special tests that usually must be done within the first few days of illness can be carried out, when needed to tell if a person has the flu.
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FAQ's About Pregnancymiddot; Use a cool mist vaporizer/humidifier at night to moisten the air you breathe to keep nasal/bronchial secretions thin and flowing. middot; Saline gargles (one teaspoon of salt in ½ cup warm water) every four hours while awake will decrease the mucus in the back of throat and help relieve a sore throat. middot; Saline nose drops (NOT Afrin or Neo-Synephrine) upon rising in the morning and at bedtime to moisten secretions.
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Allergies: Frequently Asked QuestionsSymptoms of allergies and colds can be similar, but here's how to tell the difference: Occurrence of symptoms: Both allergies and colds cause symptoms of sneezing, congestion, runny nose, watery eyes, fatigue, and headaches. However, colds often cause symptoms one at a time: first sneezing, then a runny nose, and then congestion. Allergies cause symptoms that occur all at once.
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What's the difference between a cold and the flu?
The flu can cause severe illness and can threaten the life of many people, especially the elderly, people with chronic illness and very young people. A cold is usually not that serious. In general, the flu is worse than a cold. The flu has symptoms such as fever, body aches and you can get very tired. Colds have similar symptoms, but they are usually mild.
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PXE International - Eye Treatments and ProceduresHot (conventional or thermal) and cold (photodynamic) lasers differ in wavelength. This means that the light used for the surgical treatment is different, although they have a similar effect. Photodynamic therapy requires injection of a drug that makes the bleeding vessels more sensitive to the laser, allowing the laser to distinguish it from surrounding tissue. The cold laser does not damage the healthy tissues of the eye.
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Friends of the Ionian - Corfu, Ithaca, Lefkas, Kefalonia, Pa...Click here to download a pdf file (Adobe Acrobat) stating that you have a nut allergy and cannot eat any products containing nuts in Greek, to show to anyone preparing food for you.
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Trout and Salmon - FAQ - WDNRAlthough there are slight differences in body conformity, finclips are used to positively identify the strains of steelhead. This is why all steelhead stocked into Root and Kewaunee Rivers (brood streams) are finclipped. Knowing the strain of the fish prevents breeding of one strain with another.
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Epilepsy Foundation-Frequently Asked QuestionsSeizures have a sudden beginning, a progression of symptoms, and a gradual recovery. Intoxication begins slowly and takes much longer to subside. Sometimes an intoxicated person will have a seizure, in which case there will be a strong odor of alcohol in addition to the seizure-cased behavior. In that case, the seizure will resolve, but return to full consciousness will not be as obvious. Whatever the cause, the seizure needs to be handled appropriately.
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MooMilk -- FAQMilk allergies are an abnormal response by the body to milk protein. Lactose intolerance is the body's inability to digest lactose, the sugar in milk. Allergies to milk are rare, while lactose intolerance is not. A food allergy is an abnormal response of the body's immune system to ordinarily harmless foods or ingredients -- in this case, milk protein. An estimated 1-3% of infants and young children have milk allergy, but usually outgrow it by two or three years of age.
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City of Shaker Heights - HealthCommon cold and the flu are both caused by viruses, and they are often confused. There is a lot of overlap in symptoms, however there are important differences. The cold is much more common, and the flu is much more serious. A mild case of the flu is generally worse than a bad cold. Many people mistakenly believe that their, “Flu shot didn’t work,” because they mistake what is really a cold for the flu.
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